CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
1. Date 14 Aug 47 Incident # 67
2. Time 1600 hours
3. Location 5 miles southwest of Placerville, Calif.
4. Name of observer Mr Ray A. Switzer and wife
5. Occupation of observer Switzer is an Insurance Executive with the firm of McGuire & Wallis and a graduate of the Univ of Calif.
6. Address of observer Box 43, Auburn, Eldorado County, Calif.
7. Place of observation Between 4 and 5 miles southwest from Placerville on Cedar Ravine Road. 38° 42' 45" N. Lat x 120° 47' 15" W. Long.
8. Number of objects 1
9. Distance of object from observer Estimated distance seemed about 750 ft
10. Time in sight short period
11. Altitude 500 to 1,000 ft
12. Speed high rate of speed
13. Direction of flight north to south
14. Tactics in a very shallow dive
15. Sound N/S
16. Size Seemed to be about 5 feet long by some 12 to 14 inches in depth
17. Color polished chromium
18. Shape Seemed rectangular except for a short period when it appeared to have a slightly curved top surface. Seemed tilted in semi-circle. More rocket-shaped than disc-shaped
19. — Obs. detected N/S
20. Apparent construction metallic
21. Exhaust trails N/S - a white smoke trail was first observed -- later object was enveloped in puff of dark gray smoke
22. Weather conditions fair with sunshine
23. Effect on clouds N/S
24. Sketches or photographs None
25. Manner of disappearance disappeared in puff of dark gray smoke
26. Remarks: (over)